Mount Chephren
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 Mount Chephren with Waterfowl Lake, seen from the northeast |
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| height | 3274 m | |
| location | Alberta (Canada) | |
| Mountains | Rocky mountains | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 50 '26 " N , 116 ° 40' 59" W | |
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| First ascent | 1913 by JWA Hickson, led by Edward Feuz Jr. | |
The Mount Chephren is in the Canadian foothills of the Rocky Mountains lying mountain that due to its shape after Chephren was named. The 3,274 m high mountain is located about six kilometers northwest of Howse Peak , the highest peak in the Waputik range in Banff National Park , and can be easily seen from the Icefields Parkway .
history
The first ascent took place in 1913 by JWA Hickson, led by Edward Feuz jr.
The mountain was first named "Pyramid Mountain" by J. Norman Collie in 1897 , but since another peak with the same name already existed in the adjacent Jasper National Park , it was renamed "Mount Chephren" in 1918.
Web links
- Mount Chephren in the Internet version of the English-language Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
- Mount Chephren on Peakbagger.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Mount Chephren. peakfinder.com, accessed on April 29, 2019 .